About Elijah

Hi everyone, I'm Elijah, but my friends call me Eli. I'm so happy to have friends now. You see, nobody knows anything about my life before the night of July 13th 2018. That's the day somebody stuffed me into the drop box in the dark of night, at a kill shelter. I was so scared. I didn't know what the next person was going to do to me. They were going to put me to sleep until my angels from ASF came to meet me. They gave me the yummiest treat, said it was chicken, and I let them pet me. They came to visit me every day for awhile, then took me home to let me stay with them until I find my forever home. I'm safe now, thanks to my angels. That's my story, now let me tell you a little more about myself. First, I'm about 2 years old, 50 pounds, aussie/border collie mix. I have come a long ways from the drop box but as you can imagine, it took me some time to decompress in my foster home. I have human and dog friends here. I have cats, too, but I don't really bother them. I have a soft, dark blue merle coat and I like to be brushed. I'm smart, active, and want companionship, both canine & human. I'm food driven, too, which makes it easy to work with me. I've already learned 'sit', 'down' and 'paw'. I use my paw when I want foster mom and dad to keep scratching me, too! I still have remnants of fear from that awful night, so a home with kind, patient adults is what I'll need. I still need my space. If you crowd me, I'll get scared and feel the need to warn you that I'm scared. I might growl or even show my teeth, but I'm getting so much better about realizing that I'm safe and don't need to do that anymore. I mean, if I could just speak and tell you what my life was like, how scared I was�'�| but I can't, so I just have to show you for now. My foster parents are so understanding and loving. They've made me realize that people are my friends and aren't going to hurt me anymore. There are lots of things I like�'�| other dogs, toys, playing fetch, watching foster dad mow the lawn, running free and playing in the back yard, booty scratches, chicken and naps. I'm not scared of storms and I do pretty well alone in the house when foster mom and dad are gone. (Well there WAS that one shoe incident�'�| sorry mom). I'm house trained but I still have some issues with that crate. It reminds me so much of what happened to me that night. They call it 'barrier reactivity'. If I'm in my crate, I don't like anyone walking by, or especially reaching in. I'll need more work on this to understand I'm not being punished in my crate. I'm ready to start looking for my loving forever home. Could it be with you? I'm neutered, up to date on my vaccinations and on monthly preventatives. I'll need a fenced in yard to keep me safe. I'm being fostered in Wichita, KS. Please, will you come meet me? You can fill out an application here�'�| http://www.australianshepherdsfurever.org/adoption-applicat�'�| I'll be waiting! Love, Elijah

Wichita, Kansas 67206